As Russia made progress in revising its nuclear policy amid its war with Ukraine, North Korea vowed to never give up its own nuclear weapons despite demands from the West.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow viewed the notion of "denuclearising" North Korea as a "closed issue" as it understood Pyongyang's logic of relying on nuclear weapons as the foundation of its defence.

NATO members have provided diplomatic and military aid support to Ukraine throughout the ongoing war after Russia invaded the nation in February 2022.

According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, amendments to the nuclear doctrine have been prepared and will be legally formalized soon in Russia. He stated that the evolving situation in Ukraine necessitated a change in the doctrine.